Although my first taste of Winston-Salem was somewhat of a walk on the wild side, my second take was all apple pie. Leaving the Hells Angels back at the hotel to do what they do, I stumbled upon Trade Street in the downtown area of the twin cities. Very cool. There are several art galleries, […]

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I’ll never forget where I was and what I was doing when I heard the news that Michael Jackson was dead. No wait … I better write it down. I was using Wi-Fi at Starbucks, as I am prone to do. More specifically, I was trading e-mails with an attorney about trademark issues, and beating […]

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If Rat Packer Dean Martin can sing about it, then I can blog about it. “Abilene, Abilene.” On the first day of my first Wi-Fi blog, I watched my son throw a no-hitter for his high school baseball team. A great day of baseball proved to be the perfect beginning for a wonderful trip.

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Interesting news release … I ain’t gonna lie … we saw this one coming … AT&T Sees Surge in Wi-Fi Connections Usage Boosted By Increase in Broadband Customer Base, Growth of Wi-Fi Enabled Devices DALLAS — AT&T, the U.S. Wi-Fi leader with nearly 20,000 domestic hotspots, today reported dramatic growth in the number of Wi-Fi […]

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The snow continues here in Fargo, although the Red River is on the decline.  (The experts predict another crest in the river in mid-April …)  Meanwhile, I-29 south of Fargo was just closed due to snow, blowing snow, more snow and visibility of zero.

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It wasn’t until my travels took me all the way to Fargo, N.D., that I encountered this phenomena.  I have read about it, and seen corporate news releases that warned it was going to happen.  Yes … in Fargo, I encountered two Starbucks that were out of business

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Ok … I tried out a really cool coffee shop/cafe, right in the thick of things, near the SXSW show — Halcyon.  Right off the bat, I learned how they keep up with the high rent — $3.50 for a n/a ginger beer.  But it was good.

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Early on, the editorial board of this blog decided not to post comments on the fly, from all readers.  However, all are invited to send in comments for our consideration. For example, I received a nice note from the people at The Garden District coffee shop on in Austin, after my tongue-in-cheek remarks earlier in […]

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On this fine Saturday morning, PingWi-Fi is doing “speed dating.”  What I mean is, my first venue shuts off the free Wi-Fi at 10 a.m. I stormed through the doors of The Garden District at 9:30.  I grabbed a great cup of joe, fairly quickly, in spite of the family of tourists who recited their […]

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After reviewing Wi-Fi in 50 cities & counting, the thought occurred, “Hey, why not take a look at wireless Internet in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex?“. Yes, why not? So, we have done a few Wi-Fi test runs at the new Omni Hotel in Fort Worth at night, with more in the works for that venue. […]

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